1955

Autumn 1955 – Wyn Hughes Devonald

Well here I am, first visit to Wales

1974

Alcoa

Various positions from Computer Operator, Shift Leader, Programmer, Analyst Programmer.

1984

Telecomputing Plc

Senior Analyst Programmer / Consultant

Wyntec established

Wyntec Ltd was established in 1984 to develop and enhance online and batch software for the Life & Pensions sector. Over the years it has diversified and has helped develop applications for Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Government and Leisure Industry as well as offer it’s services to the private individual.

1985

Equitable Life Assurance Society

Senior Analyst Programmer, Business Analyst, Project Leader

1993

Synergy Solutions

Methods Consultant — Research into SEMC (Software Engineering Maintenance Cycle), a reverse engineering methodology.

Natwest Life

Various positions from Senior Business Analyst, Project Leader and Test Manager

1999

ICL / Fujitsu

Test Manager — International Delivery of Electronic Point Of Sale (EPOS) Postal Counter systems, based on the Riposte tool set. Delivery utilised RAD techniques in a DSDM environment to ensure rapid delivery.

2000

ICL / Fujitsu

Development Project Manager — Engaged on Project Libra, a large Private Finance Initiative project to develop a system to assist in the synergism of the Magistrates Courts Committees throughout England and Wales. The project was a joint venture between ICL Fujitsu and Unisys with a predicted concurrent workload of 12000…

2002

Aviva – Norwich Union

Programme / Test Manager — May 2004 to March 2005: Programme Test Manager for the Sales & Marketing Pensions Connectivity Programme November 2002 to May 2004: Test Controller for a joint venture (RBS-NUL) Wrap / Collective Investment programme.

2005

Openwork Limited

FSD Test Controller — Openwork is the UK’s largest multi-tie mortgage and financial advice network comprising more than 2,000 financial advisers. I established a team of professional testers to assist and coach the designated Franchise Support Division (FSD) resource in how to develop and execute detailed test plans. These test…

2007

Nationwide Building Society

ROME Programme Test Manager — The ROME programme was effectively 2 major workstreams, a new distribution agreement between the Nationwide Building Society (NBS) and Legal & General (L&G) for the supply of life insurance, investment & pension products, and the sale and transfer of Nationwide’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Nationwide Life…

2008

Capita Life & Pensions Services

Business Test Manager Core Application — Responsible for the definition and implementation of a strategy for the business process testing to be implemented across the multiple policy providers. The strategy evolved to encompass the provider user acceptance test stage and a methodology to support the strategy.

2010

RBS Global Banking & Markets

QA Requirements Traceability Manager — Responsible for the management and delivery of complex business requirements for the Operational Data Cache (ODC) development, an in-house test-driven object based Java development utilising Oracle’s Coherence and using an agile methodology with the test team split onshore and offshore.

2012

National Bank of Kuwait

Head of Testing (interim) Reporting directly to the CIO, I was responsible for the management of the existing test capability and building and implementing an organisation structure, strategy and controls that will ensure future software deliveries to the banks systems have a positive impact to the business.

2013

Avelo

Test Consultant, Professional Services — Responsible for ensuring the Iress software deliveries to the Nationwide Building Society for the regulatory delivery of the 2014 Mortgage Market Review were fit for purpose. The test capability was split across the UK and Vietnam giving us a daily 15 hour test window.

2014

Buitech Ltd incorporated

UK parent company established. BUITECH LTD was founded on 2014-05-29 and has its registered office in Witney.

Buitech (Buitech Ltd & Bui Technology, JSC)

Established an offshore presence in Hanoi,Vietnam. Buitech is an Independent Software Testing Company. We have no other focus, 100% software testing, that is all we do and we are good at what we do.